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"I am afraid and i wish it wasn't so, that there are cynical efforts to manipulate and control and prevent individuals from having the opportunity to exercise the most important franchise in a free and democratic society, and that is the right to help make decisions."

"The faces change, but in 2011, the fight remains the same. the faces are those of the 25% of African Americans who don't have voter I.D.'s. the faces of the 18% of elderly persons of 65 or older who don't have voter I.D.'s. The faces have changed consistently, but the fight is still the same."

"This focuses on many who would be disenfranchised, those on the lower socio-economic strata, the minority community, the elderly community, those are the targeted forces here and an outright attempt to dissuade those who are eligible from voting."

"I stand today on the floor of the house to say, we will never give up the fight, we're going to fight these voter I.D. laws, we're going to fight these laws that are going to intimidate our voters, intimidation, fear and oppression will not survive this election of 2011 or 2012."